As Contractor Fraud Awareness Week continues nationwide, roofing contractors, insurers, and adjusters are warning homeowners about storm chasing scams, inflated claims, and post-disaster fraud risks.

Fire crews gained ground overnight as calmer winds helped containment efforts near Simi Valley. Thousands remain under evacuation orders as wildfire risk continues across Southern California.

A federal jury found Takeda used an anticompetitive settlement to delay generic Amitiza, exposing the drugmaker to potentially billions in damages under federal antitrust law. The verdict is the first plaintiff win in a jury trial involving pharmaceutical pay-for-delay claims since a 2013 U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

Munich Re says El Niño conditions could suppress Atlantic hurricane activity while increasing typhoon risks across the western Pacific. The reinsurer warns that even a quiet season can still produce catastrophic insured losses.

AI-powered claims handling, rising veterinary costs, and employer-sponsored coverage are reshaping the pet insurance market worldwide. Insurers are betting on faster claims payments and digital distribution to close the large uninsured pet gap in the U.S.

Insurers are relying on AI, analytics, and cross-functional collaboration to manage rising catastrophe losses, aging homes, and hyper-local property risks. The changes are also affecting claims handling, pricing accuracy, and coverage clarity.

The National Hurricane Center has begun issuing daily Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlooks for the 2026 season. No tropical cyclone formation is expected over the next seven days, but parts of Florida and the Southeast Coast are being watched as higher-risk areas this year.

Fraudsters are using AI to create convincing photos, invoices, medical records and identities. Adjusters need stronger verification, native files, field investigation and clear evidence before denying a claim.

Georgia regulators say businesses may have received fraudulent workers' compensation certificates and believed they had valid coverage when they did not.

The U.S. property and casualty market recorded its strongest underwriting result in more than a decade in 2025, but adjusters still face elevated catastrophe exposure, litigation pressure and rising replacement costs.

NOAA's latest ENSO outlook shows warming Pacific Ocean conditions that could shape hurricane activity, winter weather patterns, drought risk, and catastrophe claims through early 2027.

Two Everglades-area fires have burned nearly 6,000 acres as crews work to increase containment amid dry conditions.

Small landscaping changes can redirect water toward foundations, increase basement flooding risk, and complicate homeowners insurance claims after heavy rain or storms.

Kentucky State Police say a Martin County man admitted he falsely reported a side-by-side stolen in an alleged attempt to collect insurance money. Investigators say neighbors and follow-up interviews helped uncover inconsistencies in the report.

Federal prosecutors say a New York man filed false damage claims against trucking companies and insurers using fake names, repair shops and invoices.